James Davis Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Touchdown Strategies is an advisory firm that specializes in communications and marketing, with a focus on public affairs, crisis management, investor relations and other business-critical areas. Businesses, trade associations and non-profits play an important role in meeting society’s needs – big and small -- and we want to partner with you to help deliver superior value to your customers, investors, employees and the communities that depend on you.

Arlington, Va

Arlington

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Washington, Dc

Advised a number of major global brands in a variety of industries including energy, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, defense, financial and media/entertainment.

Led Gibraltar’s Web-based public affairs practice; Developed government and corporate new business opportunities; Drafted strategic communications plans for clients; Managed execution of traditional public relations, new media and marketing campaigns for a number of Fortune 500 companies.

Developed an advocacy campaign to support funding for a $16 billion Pentagon program; Built press and coalition lists; Provided strategic communications support for corporate clients; Booked more than 100 radio and television interviews for clients

o Managed bracketing strategy directed at Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidatesMotivated and supervised booking teams, which garnered a 20 percent increase in earned media; Authored and placed letters to the editor and opinion pieces for presidential campaign surrogates; Organized regional media plans for presidential and vice presidential debates

St. Paul, Mn

Operated as Communications Director’s Chief of Staff; Discovered and organized 200 communicators to service 15,000 credentialed media; Formulated strategic messaging and award-winning/innovative/historic proactive communications initiatives, including projects with Google/YouTube, Microsoft and Ustream.tv; Led radio operation to book 1,263 interviews with campaign surrogates, a convention record; Prepared and staffed CEO, RNC Chairman and other senior officials for speeches and interviews

Led outreach efforts as principal liaison to groups including retired military analysts, civilian defense experts, former Cabinet members, opinion leaders and veteran service organizations; Planned and executed media campaigns for issues critical to the Secretary of Defense, such as the Iraq “Surge”, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan and military health; Helped develop, establish and implement the “Iraq Communications Desk”; Pitched and placed hundreds of stories on national, regional and local radio, television and blogs; Developed and provided rapid response for factual inaccuracies in the media

Arlington, Va

(Temporary job) Managed the company’s PAC activity to include oversight of financial records and events; Researched funding options for programs and opportunities in DoD and DHS; Monitored and analyzed the federal budget with focus on appropriations and authorizations; Helped plan, coordinate and promote a variety of fundraising efforts and events

The Pentagon

Served as liaison between legislative and public affairs for the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Directed the Senate Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Communications Roll-out Plan; Prepared more than 50 congressional briefing books for the Secretary/Deputy Secretary of Defense; Tracked authorizations, appropriations and appeals for the Defense Budgeto Prepared Pentagon officials as key witnesses and wrote congressional testimony

Mpa, Public Administration

I'm working on my final degree requirements through correspondence. I expect to complete my Master's degree later this year.

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